Home / Deadlines UK select committee reports 1 Who must act UK government departments 1 Time limit Aim of two months from publication 1 Rule Cabinet Office guidance, October 2014 1
Type Parliament UK deferred response 1 Who must act UK government departments 1 Time limit More than six months only in exceptional circumstances 1 Rule Cabinet Office guidance, October 2014 1
Type Parliament UK Public Accounts Committee progress 5 Who must act UK government departments 5 Time limit Progress reports twice a year 5 Rule HM Treasury special edition Treasury Minute 5
Type Parliament Canadian committee reports 2 Who must act Government of Canada 2 Time limit 120 days from presentation, if requested 2
Type Parliament Australian Senate committee reports 3 Who must act Australian Government 3 Time limit Three months from tabling 3 Rule Senate resolution of 14 March 1973 3
Type Parliament Australian status report 3 Who must act President of the Senate 3 Rule Senate practice since 1979 4
Type Parliament Indian parliamentary assurances 6 Who must act Indian ministries 6 Time limit Three months from the date of the assurance 6 Rule Committee on Government Assurances practice 6
Type Parliament Irish carbon budget referral 7 Who must act Oireachtas joint committee 7 Time limit Report within two months 7 Rule Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 7
Type Parliament Canadian climate plan tabling 8 Who must act Minister of the Environment 8 Time limit First 15 sitting days after a plan or amendment 8 Rule Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, s 18 8
Type Parliament UK climate progress report 9 Who must act Climate Change Committee 9 Time limit By 30 June, or 15 July in the second year after a budget period 9 Rule Climate Change Act 2008, s 36 9
Type Climate law UK government climate response 10 Who must act Secretary of State 10 Time limit By 15 October in the year of the report 10 Rule Climate Change Act 2008, s 37 10
Type Climate law Canadian progress reports 8 Who must act Minister of the Environment 8 Time limit No later than two years before each milestone year 8 Rule Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, s 14 8
Type Climate law Canadian assessment report 8 Who must act Minister of the Environment 8 Time limit 30 days after the inventory for the milestone year 8 Rule Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, s 15 8
Type Climate law Canadian climate audit 8 Who must act Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development 8 Time limit At least once every five years 8 Rule Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, s 24 8
Type Climate law Irish annual review 7 Who must act Annual review under the Act 7 Time limit By 30 October each year 7 Rule Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 7
Type Climate law EU progress assessment 11 Who must act European Commission 11 Time limit By 30 September 2023, then every five years 11 Rule Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, Article 6 11
Type Climate law First biennial transparency report 12 Who must act Parties to the Paris Agreement 12 Time limit By 31 December 2024 at the latest 12 Rule Paris Agreement transparency framework 12
Type Treaty Paris Agreement withdrawal 13 Who must act Withdrawing party 13 Time limit Effective one year after notice 13 Rule Paris Agreement, Article 28 13
Type Treaty Withdrawal from a treaty with no clause 14 Who must act Withdrawing party 14 Time limit Not less than twelve months' notice 14 Rule Vienna Convention, Article 56 14
Type Treaty Objection to a reservation 14 Who must act Other contracting states 14 Time limit Twelve months after notification 14 Rule Vienna Convention, Article 20 14
Type Treaty Objection to a late reservation 15 Who must act Other contracting states 15 Time limit 12 months from the depositary notification 15 Rule UN Legal Counsel advice in the Treaty Handbook 15
Type Treaty General Assembly veto debate 16 Who must act President of the General Assembly 16 Time limit Within 10 working days of a veto 16
Type Treaty Security Council veto report 16 Who must act Security Council, invited 16 Time limit At least 72 hours before the Assembly debate 16
Type Treaty OGP four-year plan refresh 17 Who must act OGP member government 17 Time limit No later than six months after the two-year mark 17 Rule OGP National Handbook, August 2025 17
Type Voluntary OGP refresh timeline 17 Who must act Multi-Stakeholder Forum or government 17 Time limit Published at least two weeks before the refresh starts 17 Rule OGP National Handbook, August 2025 17
Type Voluntary US selective disclosure, non-intentional 19 Time limit Later of 24 hours or start of next NYSE trading day 19 Rule Regulation FD, 17 CFR 243.101(d) 19
Type Company disclosure US selective disclosure, intentional 18 Time limit Simultaneously 18 Rule Regulation FD, 17 CFR 243.100 18
Type Company disclosure Canadian material change news release 20 Who must act Reporting issuer 20 Rule NI 51-102, s 7.1(1) 20
Type Company disclosure Canadian material change report 20 Who must act Reporting issuer 20 Time limit Within 10 days of the change 20 Rule NI 51-102, s 7.1(1) 20
Type Company disclosure Canadian confidential report update 20 Who must act Reporting issuer 20 Time limit Every 10 days until disclosed 20 Rule NI 51-102, s 7.1(5) 20
Type Company disclosure ASX market sensitive information 21 Who must act ASX listed entity 21 Time limit Immediately, read as promptly and without delay 21 Rule ASX Listing Rule 3.1 21
Type Company disclosure UK inside information 22 Time limit As soon as possible 22 Rule UK MAR, Article 17(1) 22
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Notes The Irish Act sets 30 October as the date for the annual review. The passage read for this directory did not name the body in the same sentence, so the row does not name it 7 The UK two-month figure is a target set in Cabinet Office guidance 1 Rules and charges change. Check the official source linked on this page before you pay or travel. Spotted an error? Email hello@statementsofrecord.com .
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